ichat = ehhhhh

I just got a copy of jaguar and my first thoughts on it are so far so good
about ichat it not that good, the gui is nice but it doesn't compare to adium
I'm still trying it out and many of its features aren't avaliable yet
I will let you know more

Well what do you expect from software that is still being worked on??? You download, or 'aquire' a version of the OS that has NOT been released yet, or even announce that it is finished, and you b*tch about parts not being as good as they could be? I wouldn't expect it all to be 100% until the official release. Apple could have put iChat on the back burner until more important parts of OS X 10.2 (or whatever you are calling jaguar) are finished. iChat could be finished just a week or so before the announcement, or however long it will take them to start the mass production (weeks not months before release).

Originally posted by Bradcoe We all agree Jaguar is going to be a great product when it is released, aka when it is complete in the eyes of Apple.

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How about waiting to make statements about software being "not that good," at least until it is finished. Which will be when it ships with Jaguar. Once that happens, if it turns out to be junky/buggy, then at least it will be as a completed application. Rather then a beta, which are not known for stability, or even being complete (although some people seem to think that beta versions of browsers are the best there is, you know who you are, and what browsers I am talking about).

I prefer to judge full releases, not beta's. Like m$ orfice (for OS 9.x or X), and how nasty it can be for some people.

Originally posted by ptrauber What would be better than b*itching here would be to send Apple an anonymous email with suggestions on how to make iChat better.

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THAT would be an excellent idea. If you are part of the ADC group, then you don't need to be anonymous. If you are not in the ADC, then have the person you got it from send the email on your behaf (to avoid getting them in trouble).

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